Mastercard Developers MCP vs MCP Homeassistant

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mastercard Developers MCP and MCP Homeassistant MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Mastercard Developers MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Homeassistant when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mastercard Developers MCP Developer Tools	MCP Homeassistant Developer Tools
Summary	Access Mastercard Developers APIs, documentation, and API specifications through MCP.	MCP server exposing Home Assistant REST API functionality
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mastercard-developers-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mastercard/developers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-homeassistant": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-homeassistant"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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